O Savior Bless Us Ere We Go / Through life’s long day and death’s dark night [#SaviorBlessUs #BlessUs #WeGo #LifesLongDay #DeathsDarkNight]
O Savior Bless Us Ere We Go / Through life’s long day and death’s dark night [#SaviorBlessUs #BlessUs #WeGo #LifesLongDay #DeathsDarkNight]
Song written by:
Original in English: Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 Calverley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK – November 26, 1863, London, England, UK)
1
O Savior bless us ere we go
Thy word into our minds instil
And make our lukewarm hearts to glow
With lowly love and fervent will
Through life’s long day and death’s dark night
O gentle Jesus be our light
2
The day is done its hours have run
And Thou hast taken count of all
The scanty triumphs grace hath won
The broken vow the frequent fall
Through life’s long day and death’s dark night
O gentle Jesus be our light
3
Grant us dear Lord from evil ways
True absolution and release
And bless us more than in past days
With purity and inward peace
Through life’s long day and death’s dark night
O gentle Jesus be our light
4
Do more than pardon give us joy
Sweet fear and sober liberty
And loving hearts without alloy
That only long to be like thee
Through life’s long day and death’s dark night
O gentle Jesus be our light
5
Labor is sweet for thou hast toiled
And care is light for thou hast cared
Let not our works with self be soiled
Nor in unsimple ways ensnared
Through life’s long day and death’s dark night
O gentle Jesus be our light
6
For all we love the poor the sad
The sinful unto thee we call
O let thy mercy make us glad
Thou art our Jesus and our all
Through life’s long day and death’s dark night
O gentle Jesus be our light
Amen